Date: Sat, 16 Jun 2001 15:35:01 -0400
Reply-To: puzerewski <puzerewski@EMAIL.MSN.COM>
Sender: Vanagon Mailing List <vanagon@gerry.vanagon.com>
From: puzerewski <puzerewski@EMAIL.MSN.COM>
Subject: Re: Replacing the gas tank, the Bus Depot way....
Order the gaskets from Van-again and you will not have that problem
Adam Puzerewski
81 westy
74 beetle
73 Transporter (new!!!!!!!)
Vanagon Partsmobiles
----- Original Message -----
From: "Michael Nichols" <msnichols@MINDSPRING.COM>
To: <vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM>
Sent: Saturday, June 16, 2001 2:03 PM
Subject: Re: [VANAGON] Replacing the gas tank, the Bus Depot way....
> Hello from Atlanta, Ga. Yes, I recently replaced my tank with a nice
shiny
> new one from BusDepot. Replacing the tank is not that bad a job, but I
did
> scuff the black paint so I could give it a couple extra coats of spray
> Rustoleum on the exterior----just for insurance. The hardest part in the
> replacement procedure is getting the correct replacement rubber gaskets
from
> BusDepot in a timely manner. The new tank arrived within 8 days of date
of
> my order. After ordering the correct gasket at the same time as I
ordered
> the tank, I am still waiting (over 90 days!) for a corrected return for
the
> wrong sized one I was sent by mistake. My advice: Call your local VW
> dealer and get the VW 15% club discount on the rubber gaskets you need. I
> received the correct gasket in two days on a special order from Jim Ellis
VW
> here in Atlanta at one third less than the Bus Depot price. Oh yes, when
> you order from the good folks at the Bus Depot, and they do have a great
> price on the tank, they will give you a 5% discount if you tell them when
> you are ordering that you are a Listmember. If you do not ask for the
> discount, you will not receive it regardless of how many times you have
> ordered from them. I will keep the missing BusDepot gasket if it ever
> arrives as a spare.
>
> Another note here: I attempted to reuse the old filler pipe gasket when
> the new gasket did not arrive with the tank. You know, you want to get
> your Vanagon on the road again, the new gasket part does not arrive as
> expected, yadda yadda..... As I was sliding the filler pipe into the
newly
> almost-installed tank, I heard a "plunk" and the old gasket popped into
the
> tank. These are the times that try men's souls. Yes, I know, count to
ten,
> count my blessings, offer prayers for all parts vendors, take deep
> breaths....
>
> You do not need a lift to do the tank--you can use jack stands and raise
the
> car with the wheels on to get more clearance. I did have to use a
hydraulic
> jack to snug the new tank in place----I placed it on one of the two tank
> brackets and it helped greatly to get the two bracket holder bolts
started.
> Do the fuel lines and all the grommets and check the gas gauge sender for
> accuracy---this is the time to catch all those gremlins! Our on-line
> vendors carry all these parts, as does the local VW dealership. I hope
this
> discourse helps you to do the gas tank replacement in a timely and
> workmanlike manner....
>
> Regards,
>
> Michael Nichols
> 2--'81 air cooleds
>
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